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Traditional healers' perceptions of smokeless tobacco use and health in the Limpopo province of South Africa
(Croyances et perceptions des guérisseurs traditionnels de la province de Limpopo en Afrique du Sud sur le tabac sans fumée et la santé)
Auteur(s) :
AYO-YUSUF, O. ;
PELTZER, K. ;
MUFAMADI J.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
211-222
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
25
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Thésaurus mots-clés
TABAC
;
CHIQUER
;
SNIFFER
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
CROYANCE
;
PERCEPTION
;
RITUEL
;
SANTE
;
INTERVENANT
;
DEPENDANCE
;
ACTION COMMUNAUTAIRE
Thésaurus géographique
AFRIQUE DU SUD
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2006, 41, (2), 211-222
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Traditional healers (THs) exert a significant influence in indigenous South African communities, where smokeless tobacco (SLT) use and dependence is common among women. This study was conducted during 2002. It sought to explore THs' beliefs about SLT use and its health effects. In-depth interviews were conducted with 28mostly female (68%)registered THs, with a mean age of 55 years and with an average of 17 years of practice experience. These listed THs were randomly selected from two culturally diverse regions of the (largely rural) Limpopo Province in South Africa. The THs perceive the ritual (external) use of SLT as an absolute necessity in divination, but 32% have also prescribed its internal use to their clients, usually following a directive from the ancestors. Almost all the THs who themselves regularly consume SLT condemned the recreational use of SLT and believe that SLT is addictive. However, 39% of them claimed to be able to treat addiction resulting from tobacco use not sanctioned by the ancestors. This study has identified opportunities for enlisting THs' collaboration in future community-based tobacco dependence interventions. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Department of Community Dentistry, Oral and Dental Hospital, University of Pretoria, P.O. Box 1266, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. E-mail : lekan.ayoyusufup.ac.za
Afrique du Sud. South Africa.
Afrique du Sud. South Africa.